Knockdown telephone shelf or stand.



W. A. NOBLE-& A. L. PHILLIPS. KNOCKDOWN' TELEPHONE SHELF OR STAND.

v APPLICATION ML'BD MAY 24, 191s.

1,097,25 v PatentedMay 19,1914.

WITNESSES:

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A TTORIVEY email) STATES PATENT OFFICE.

7 WILLIAM A. NOBLE AND ALONZO L. PHILLIPS, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

KNOCKDO WN TELEPHONE SHELF OR- STAND.

Patented May 19, 1914..

1913. Serial No. 769,555.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that'we, WILLmM A. NOBLE andALONZO L. PHILLIPS, citizens of the United States, residing at Detroit,county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented-a certain new anduseful Improvement in Knockdown Telephone Shelves or Stands, and declarethe following to be a full, clear,

a and exact description of the same, such as will enable othersskilledin the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, refer encebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of thisspecification.

Our invention relates to a knockdown telephone shelf or stand, shown inthe accompanying drawings and more particularly set forth in thefollowing specification and claims.

The object of our invention. is to provide a simple and inexpensiveknockdown shelf or stand for-telephone or other uses, preferablyconstructed of sheet metal, which may be readily attached to a wall,desk, or other convenient support and which inits knockdown conditionmay be packed in a relatively small carton for selling or shippingpurposes. These and other advantages will hereafter appear.

In the drawings accompanying this specification: Figure 1 is aperspective view of the device when assembled. Fig. 2 is .a perspectiveview'of the back plate. 3 is a perspective view of the wire bracket uponwhich the shelf rests. Fig. 4: is a sectional view through-the shelf andone pair of the fingers. integral therewith serving to secure the shelfto the wire bracket, the other pair of fingers (projecting in theopposite direction) beingindicated in elevation beyond.

Referring now to the letters of reference I placed upon the drawings: Ais a plate perforated at a, a, .for the passageof screws by means ofwhich it is attached to a wall a, a, are channel groovesstruck upfromthe body of the plate to receive the ends 6 of the sup portingbracket B.

a is'a hook prQ ecting from the lower end of the plate-A to receive andsupport the lower horizontal end b'of the bracket. This hook alsoprovides a' convenient means for suspending atelephone directory C, asindicated in Fig. 1.

D is a circular shelf of suitable size to re- .ceive the base of thetelephone (not shown) Fig.

. and is provided with an up-standing flange d to protect the telephonefrom accidental dislodgment.

d, a7, are a pair of fingers struck from the body portion of the shelfengaging the upper horizontal portions of .thebracket B; and d d are asimilar pair of fingers l3; the fingers of each pair, however, proect 1nopposite directions to prevent lateral displacement of the shelf. Itwill be noted that the wire bracket is spread somewhat farther apartbeneath the shelf in order to provide adequate support for the latter,the tension of the wire against the fingers serving to insure the shelfagainst lateral play when the parts are assembled.

Having indicated the several parts by reference letters, theconstruction of the device and manner of employing the same will bereadily understood.

"It will be obvious that the several parts may be readily assembled, andin a knock: down condition they may be packed in a or shipment.

we claim is 1. In a device of the character described, a shelf havingfingers inte ral therewith to engage a supporting wire racket, thefwirebracket bent to form two substantially triangular-shaped members spacedapart, a plate adapted to be engaged to a suitable support having a pairof channels struck up from the body thereof to receive the ends of thesupporting bracket, and a hook beneath said channel portions to receivethe'lower end of said bracket.

2. In a device of the character described, a shelf having fingersintegral therewith whereby it may be engaged-to a supporting bracket,the bracket bent toform two substantially triangular-shaped membersspaced apart and having a horizontal portion connecting said triangularmembers, a plate in line therewith also engaging the bracket smallcarton in convenient form for sale Having thus described our invention,what adapted for engagement to a suitable suport having a pair ofchannels struck u from the body thereof to receive the on s of thesupporting bracket, and a book beneath said channel portions to receiveand bracket. A

3. In a device of the character described, 57a wire bracket bent toformtwo substant-"tially triangular ,-shaped members spaced support thehorizontal portion of said apart andhaving a horizontal portion con:porting bracket, and a hook beneath said necting said triangularmembers, a shelf portions to receive and support thehoriprovided withtwo pair of fingers integral zontal portion of said bracket.

therewith to engage the spaced members of 'In testimony whereof, we'signthis speci- 1.5 5 the wire bracket, the end of each pair of fication inthe presence of two witnesses.

fingers projecting in opposite directions WILLIAM A NOBLE.

whereby the shelf is secured against 1at eral movement, a plate adaptedfor en- ALONZO PHILLIPS gagement to a suitable support having aWitnesses: p 10 pair of channel grooves struck up from the GRACE E.WYNKOOP,

body thereof to receive the ends of the sup- 1 SAMUEL E. THOMAS.

